Monday 7 July 2025, 09:00–11:00 CET | Online (Zoom)
— Topic
This webinar examined the latest developments relating to the EU procedural rights directives and their practical significance for defence lawyers. The programme addressed the European Commission’s perspective on the directives, the rights to interpretation and translation and to access a lawyer, the presumption of innocence, and the right to legal aid.
Click here to read the programme in pdf.
— Expert speakers from across Europe
The session brought together representatives of the European institutions and experienced criminal-law practitioners, including:
- Thierry Wickers, President of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
- Sveva Franco, Legal Officer, Criminal Procedural Law, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
- Nicola Canestrini, Member of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee and lawyer in Italy
- Salvador Guerrera Palomares, Chair of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee and lawyer in Spain
- Alexis Anagnostakis, Member of the CCBE Criminal Law Committee and lawyer in Greece
— Replay of the webinar
